Advances in Complex Societal, Environmental and Engineered Systems
Advances in Complex Societal, Environmental and Engineered Systems

Author: Mohamed Nemiche

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-20

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 3319461648

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This book addresses recent technological progress that has led to an increased complexity in many natural and artificial systems. The resulting complexity research due to the emergence of new properties and spatio-temporal interactions among a large number of system elements - and between the system and its environment - is the primary focus of this text. This volume is divided into three parts: Part one focuses on societal and ecological systems, Part two deals with approaches for understanding, modeling, predicting and mastering socio-technical systems, and Part three includes real-life examples. Each chapter has its own special features; it is a self-contained contribution of distinguished experts working on different fields of science and technology relevant to the study of complex systems. Advances in Complex Systems of Contemporary Reality: Societal, Environmental and Engineered Systems will provide postgraduate students, researchers and managers with qualitative and quantitative methods for handling the many features of complex contemporary reality.

Advances in Social Simulation
Advances in Social Simulation

Author: Flaminio Squazzoni

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-01

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 3031349202

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This book highlights recent developments in the field of computer simulation and its application to social dynamics and behaviour. It covers latest advancements in the use of agent-based modelling by focusing on thematic issues, methodological progress and applications, including policy, industry and business. It aims to promote this interdisciplinary type of research by showing synergies, complementary and integration especially between computer sciences, social sciences, economics and organization, often bridging qualitative and quantitative research. The primary audience of this book are academics, practitioners and professionals using computer simulation for business counselling or industry.

Complex Engineered Systems
Complex Engineered Systems

Author: Dan Braha

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2007-06-24

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 3540328343

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This book sheds light on the large-scale engineering systems that shape and guide our everyday lives. It does this by bringing together the latest research and practice defining the emerging field of Complex Engineered Systems. Understanding, designing, building and controlling such complex systems is going to be a central challenge for engineers in the coming decades. This book is a step toward addressing that challenge.

Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies
Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies

Author: Thangaprakash Sengodan

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-09-07

Total Pages: 1399

ISBN-13: 9811555583

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The book comprises select proceedings of the first International Conference on Advances in Electrical and Computer Technologies 2019 (ICAECT 2019). The papers presented in this book are peer reviewed and cover wide range of topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering fields. This book contains the papers presenting the latest developments in the areas of Electrical, Electronics, Communication systems and Computer Science such as smart grids, soft computing techniques in power systems, smart energy management systems, power electronics, feedback control systems, biomedical engineering, geo informative systems, grid computing, data mining, image and signal processing, video processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, cloud computing, pervasive computing, intelligent systems, artificial intelligence, neural network and fuzzy logic, broad band communication, mobile and optical communication, network security, VLSI, embedded systems, optical networks and wireless communication. This book will be of great use to the researchers and students in the areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Communication systems and Computer Science.

Intelligent Computational Systems: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective
Intelligent Computational Systems: A Multi-Disciplinary Perspective

Author: Faria Nassiri-Mofakham

Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers

Published: 2017-08-07

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 168108502X

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Intelligent Computational Systems presents current and future developments in intelligent computational systems in a multi-disciplinary context. Readers will learn about the pervasive and ubiquitous roles of artificial intelligence (AI) and gain a perspective about the need for intelligent systems to behave rationally when interacting with humans in complex and realistic domains. This reference covers widespread applications of AI discussed in 11 chapters which cover topics such as AI and behavioral simulations, AI schools, automated negotiation, language analysis and learning, financial prediction, sensor management, Multi-agent systems, and much more. This reference work is will assist researchers, advanced-level students and practitioners in information technology and computer science fields interested in the broad applications of AI.

Safety and Reliability of Complex Engineered Systems
Safety and Reliability of Complex Engineered Systems

Author: Luca Podofillini

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 4627

ISBN-13: 1315648415

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Safety and Reliability of Complex Engineered Systems contains the Proceedings of the 25th European Safety and Reliability Conference, ESREL 2015, held 7-10 September 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. Including 570 papers on theories and methods in the area of risk, safety and reliability, and their applications to a wide range of industrial, civil and social sectors, this book will be of interest to academics and professionals involved or interested in aspect of risk, safety and reliability in various engineering areas.

Multisystemic Resilience
Multisystemic Resilience

Author: Michael Ungar

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 849

ISBN-13: 0190095881

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"Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However, while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the systems they study (e.g., a natural environment, a community post-disaster, the human mind, a computer network, or the economy), there is a lack of over-arching theory that describes: 1) whether the principles that underpin the resilience of one system are similar or different from the principles that govern resilience of other systems; 2) whether the resilience of one system affects the resilience of other co-occurring systems; and 3) whether a better understanding of resilience can inform the design of interventions, programs and policies that address "wicked" problems that are too complex to solve by changing one system at a time? In other words (and as only one example among many) are there similarities between how a person builds and sustains psychological resilience and how a forest, community or the business where he or she works remains successful and sustainable during periods of extreme adversity? Does psychological resilience in a human being influence the resilience of the forests (through a change in attitude towards conservation), community (through a healthy tolerance for differences) and businesses (by helping a workforce perform better) with which a person interacts? And finally, does this understanding of resilience help build better social and physical ecologies that support individual mental health, a sustainable environment and a successful economy at the same time?"--

Cybernetics and Systems
Cybernetics and Systems

Author: Sergio Barile

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-12-07

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 0429944616

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Society is now facing challenges for which the traditional management toolbox is increasingly inadequate. Well-grounded theoretical frameworks, such as systems thinking and cybernetics, offer general level interpretation schemes and models that are capable of supporting understanding of complex phenomena and are not impacted by the passage of time. This book serves the knowledge society to address the complexity of decision making and problem solving in the 21st century with contributions from systems and cybernetics. A multi-disciplinary approach has been adopted to support diversity and to develop inter- and trans-disciplinary knowledge within the shared thematic of problem solving and decision making in the 21st century. Its conceptual thread is cyber/systemic thinking, and its realisation is supported by a wide network of scientists on the basis of a highly participative agenda. The book provides a platform of knowledge sharing and conceptual frameworks developed with multi-disciplinary perspectives, which are useful to better understand the fast changing scenario and the complexity of problem solving in the present time.

Advanced Technologies for Solar Photovoltaics Energy Systems
Advanced Technologies for Solar Photovoltaics Energy Systems

Author: Saad Motahhir

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-04-26

Total Pages: 600

ISBN-13: 3030645657

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This book presents a detailed description, analysis, comparison of the latest research and developments in photovoltaic energy. Discussing everything from semiconductors to system integration, and applying various advanced technologies to stand alone and electric utility interfaced in normal and abnormal operating conditions of PV systems, this book provides a thorough introduction to the topic. This book brings together research from around the world, covering the use of technologies such as embedded systems, the Internet of things and blockchain technologies for PV systems for different applications including controllers, solar trackers and cooling systems. The book is of interest to electronic and mechanical engineers, researchers and students in the field of photovoltaics.

Design Methods and Practices for Research of Project Management
Design Methods and Practices for Research of Project Management

Author: Beverly Pasian

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2024-05-23

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1040014240

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Design Methods and Practices for Research of Project Management is the most comprehensive guide on how to do research on and in project management. Project management as a discipline has experienced near-exponential growth in its application across the business and not-for-profit sectors. This second edition of the authoritative reference book offers a substantial update on the first edition with over 60% new content and so provides both practitioner and student researchers with a fully up-to-date and complete guide to research practice on project management. In Design Methods and Practices for Research of Project Management, Beverly Pasian and Rodney Turner have brought together 26 original chapters from many of the leading international thinkers in project management research. The collection looks at each step in the research stages, including research strategy, management, methodology (quantitative and qualitative), and techniques as well as how to share and publish research findings. The chapters offer an international perspective with examples from a wide range of project management applications; engineering, construction, megaprojects, high-risk environments, and social transformation. Each chapter includes tips and exercises for the research student, as well as a complete set of further references. The book is the go-to text for practitioners undertaking research in companies, and also doctoral and master’s students and their supervisors who are involved in research projects in and for universities.